Dick Powell
Richard Ewing Powell was an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and studio head.
Career
1949–1953
Radio Credits
1 show
Biography
Richard Ewing Powell was an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility and successfully transformed into a hardboiled leading man, starring in projects of a more dramatic nature. He was the first actor to portray private detective Philip Marlowe on screen.
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He was the first actor to portray private detective Philip Marlowe on screen.